1. Bro is the new babe First, a man called me bro. I made an awesome comment on his street photography on instagram, and his reply was: “yes betul to bro” (yes, that’s right bro). I think bro is the new babe, because he definitely knows from my profile photo that I am a woman.Continue reading “So many things made me laugh today”
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About writing
Last Friday I attended a writing session using “storycubes” as prompts. They are basically dices with a single artwork on them, with the intention of spurring your imagination to write a short piece. The workshop was organised by Alice Leong and Shiya Yang, the former who is the founder of rousingreads.com. A few things IContinue reading “About writing”
His hands are so beautiful
His hands are so beautiful. They caress the steering wheel, lightly and gently. A large silver band shone on the middle finger of his right hand, as the dark of the night seeps through his side of the window. Darkness, light. Darkness, light. The glow from the freeway’s lamp posts washes his face an occasionalContinue reading “His hands are so beautiful”
A Clockwork Story
I never thought it would happen to me. Falling in love with you, I mean. You stood alone amongst the giants. They were older, bigger, bolder. I saw them, but I didn’t take a second look. It was you who caught my eye. You were small but beautiful. I came all the way here justContinue reading “A Clockwork Story”
On top of the world
Are you on top of the world? It’s only the seventh floor. Last year you were on the eighth floor. How can you be on top of the world? You are squashed between other skyscrapers. They are much taller than you, like older brothers and blackmailing sky gods. There, I see the god of theContinue reading “On top of the world”
He Looks Like A Transformer
There, don’t you see him? That’s his eye, his right eye. It’s gleaming in the daytime, reflecting the sunshine from outside. He looks like a serpent. His nose is buttoned up, his nostrils kept under control from flaring. The metal grids on his lower cheek substitute for his scales. He’s touching the curb. Maybe whenContinue reading “He Looks Like A Transformer”
Pinny Bear and the Giant Strawberry
Once upon a time, there was a cute little bear. She was beige in her entirety, except for a very cute brown nose and two curious brown eyes. Her name was Pinny Bear, and she was born to a pair of Bear parents who lived in a tiny house in Green Ville. She was calledContinue reading “Pinny Bear and the Giant Strawberry”
In the middle of Magelang
(1,061 words) It was a cold, dark and rainy night. Dressed only in a pair of denim shorts, a white mid-riff on top a dark blue singlet and a pair of black Havaianas, I cowered under a huge tree. I hugged the trunk that was three times the length of my arms, as the rainContinue reading “In the middle of Magelang”
Wan Phing Lim 